Little words
never
Source:*niProto-Slavic · “nor, not even”certain
ni- plus each language's word for 'when'; Slavic keeps the double negative: никогда не, nigdy nie.
English
never
Polish
nigdy
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In all five languages
BCS script
- Russianникогда́nikogdanʲɪkɐɡˈdainherited
- Ukrainianніко́лиnikolynʲiˈkɔlɪinherited
- Polishnigdyˈɲiɡdɨinherited
- Czechnikdyˈɲɪɡdɪinherited
- Bosnian-Croatian-Serbiannikadникадˈnikadinherited
- Englishnever